Kentucky Code vs Trademarks
A side-by-side look at the Kentucky Code and Trademarks MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Kentucky Code for legal work as a local process; choose Trademarks for legal as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Kentucky Code when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
ky_statute, ky_search.
Choose Trademarks when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_trademarks, get_trademark_by_serial, get_trademark_by_registration.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal | Legal |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Kentucky Code | View Trademarks |
Tools & capabilities
Kentucky Code tools 2
ky_statuteGet the FULL TEXT of a section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) — Kentucky state law — by citation. "507.020" is murder; "383.580" is the landlord security-deposit statute. Accepts natural forms: "507.020", "KRS 507.020", "§ 507.020". Returns the current statutory text, the catchline, the "Effective:" date, and the legislative "History:" (the Acts that enacted and amended it). Kentucky publishes the CURRENT text only — a prior (pre-amendment) version's text is not available online, only its existence; this tool says so rather than guessing. Keyless. Use for "what does KRS 507.020 say" or to check a Kentucky statute a case or contract relies on.ky_searchSearch the Kentucky Revised Statutes BY TOPIC or keyword rather than citation — "security deposit", "concealed carry", "DUI per se limit", "homicide". Real full-text search over the statutory body text, not just catchlines: a query like "landlord" surfaces KRS 383.580 ("Security deposits") even though that catchline contains neither word. Returns matching citations and catchlines; call ky_statute with a citation for the full text. Keyless.
Trademarks tools 4
search_trademarksSearch US federal trademarks by mark text — the clearance/knockout-search path. Find registered and pending marks by wordmark without knowing a serial or registration number, then filter by international class and live/dead status to see which marks are actually enforceable. Covers the full USPTO register (the tmsearch.uspto.gov Elasticsearch backend that replaced TESS). Keyless. Use this to check whether a proposed brand name conflicts with existing US trademarks. Returns wordmark, serial and registration numbers, status, live flag, international classes, goods/services, owner, and filing dates. For a name-availability check, set live_only:true and pass the relevant class (e.g. 35 for advertising/business, 42 for software/SaaS, 9 for downloadable software).get_trademark_by_serialLook up a US trademark by serial number. Returns status, owner, filing/registration dates, goods/services, and classification. Requires USPTO API key (free at account.uspto.gov).get_trademark_by_registrationLook up a US trademark by registration number. Returns status, owner, mark text, goods/services, and classification. Requires USPTO API key.get_trademark_documentsGet the prosecution history (office actions, responses, etc.) for a trademark by serial number. Requires USPTO API key.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Kentucky Code
{
"mcpServers": {
"kentucky-code": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-kentucky-code"
]
}
}
}
Trademarks
{
"mcpServers": {
"trademarks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-trademarks"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Kentucky Code is categorized under Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Trademarks belongs to Legal and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Kentucky Code for legal work and Trademarks for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Kentucky Code is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Trademarks has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add kentucky-code and trademarks as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Kentucky Code has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Trademarks has 57/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.